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height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1776194954493-HH0PFJIKE0AS2K2XFLQY/image-asset.jpeg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2355</a> 2356 2357 </div> 2358 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2359 2360 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2361 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2362 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2363 2364
2365 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2366 2367 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">4/14/26</time> 2368 </span> 2369 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2370 2371 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2372 2373 2374 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2375 2376 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">4/14/26</time> 2377 </span> 2378 2379 2380 2381</div> 2382<h1 class="blog-title"> 2383 2384 <a href="/blog/staying-rooted-living-unified-one-churchs-story" data-no-animation> 2385 2386 Staying Rooted, Living Unified: One Churchâs Story 2387 </a> 2388</h1> 2389<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2390 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">At its heart, the Alliance is a covenanted community of congregations rooted in Scripture and grounded in the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed tradition.</p></div> 2391 2392</div> 2393 2394<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/staying-rooted-living-unified-one-churchs-story" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2395 2396 2397 </div> 2398 </article> 2399 2400 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2401 2402 <div> 2403 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2404 2405<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Alignment" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2406</a> 2407 2408 </div> 2409 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2410 2411 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2412 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2413 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2414 2415 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2416 2417 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2418 </span> 2419 2420 2421 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2422 2423 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/26/26</time> 2424 </span> 2425 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2426 2427 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2428 2429 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2430 2431 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2432 2433 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2434 </span> 2435 2436 2437 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2438 2439 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/26/26</time> 2440 </span> 2441 2442 2443 2444</div> 2445<h1 class="blog-title"> 2446 2447 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" data-no-animation> 2448 2449 The Failure of Alignment 2450 </a> 2451</h1> 2452<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2453 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Well-meaning churches canât establish a disciple making culture if people arenât in sync. A failure of alignment has doomed many initiatives to the program graveyard. </p></div> 2454 2455</div> 2456 2457<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2458 2459 2460 </div> 2461 </article> 2462 2463 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2464 2465 <div> 2466 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2467 2468<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Accountability" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2469</a> 2470 2471 </div> 2472 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2473 2474 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2475 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2476 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2477
2478 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2479 2480 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2481 </span> 2482 2483 2484 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2485 2486 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/25/26</time> 2487 </span> 2488 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2489 2490 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2491 2492 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2493 2494 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2495 2496 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2497 </span> 2498 2499 2500 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2501 2502 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/25/26</time> 2503 </span> 2504 2505 2506 2507</div> 2508<h1 class="blog-title"> 2509 2510 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" data-no-animation> 2511 2512 The Failure of Accountability 2513 </a> 2514</h1> 2515<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2516 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Thus far weâve seen that a disciple making culture can collapse when thereâs a failure of theology, when discipleship is misconceived as an add-on or a passive experience. </p></div> 2517 2518</div> 2519 2520<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2521 2522 2523 </div> 2524 </article> 2525 2526 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2527 2528 <div> 2529 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2530 2531<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Intentionality" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2532</a> 2533 2534 </div> 2535 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2536 2537 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2538 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2539 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2540 2541 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2542 2543 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2544 </span> 2545 2546 2547 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2548 2549 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time> 2550 </span> 2551 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2552 2553 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2554 2555 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2556 2557 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2558 2559 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2560 </span> 2561 2562
2563 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2564 2565 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time> 2566 </span> 2567 2568 2569 2570</div> 2571<h1 class="blog-title"> 2572 2573 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" data-no-animation> 2574 2575 The Failure of Intentionality 2576 </a> 2577</h1> 2578<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2579 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Failed discipleship isnât simply a problem of theology. A lack of <em>intentionality</em> is behind a lot of initiatives that end up in the ministry graveyard.</p></div> 2580 2581</div> 2582 2583<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2584 2585 2586 </div> 2587 </article> 2588 2589 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2590 2591 <div> 2592 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2593 2594<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Theology" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2595</a> 2596 2597 </div> 2598 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2599 2600 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2601 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2602 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2603 2604 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2605 2606 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2607 </span> 2608 2609 2610 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2611 2612 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time> 2613 </span> 2614 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2615 2616 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2617 2618 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2619 2620 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2621 2622 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2623 </span> 2624 2625 2626 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2627 2628 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time> 2629 </span> 2630 2631 2632 2633</div> 2634<h1 class="blog-title"> 2635 2636 <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" data-no-animation> 2637 2638 The Failure of Theology 2639 </a> 2640</h1> 2641<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2642 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Itâs been a strange start to 2026. I set out to study successful discipleship initiatives, but ended up running across a lot of failed one
2642s. <em>A lot</em>.</p></div> 2643 2644</div> 2645 2646<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2647 2648 2649 </div> 2650 </article> 2651 2652 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2653 2654 <div> 2655 <a href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2656 2657<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Four Failures That Undermine Discipleship: Introduction&nbsp;" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2658</a> 2659 2660 </div> 2661 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2662 2663 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2664 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2665 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2666 2667 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2668 2669 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2670 </span> 2671 2672 2673 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2674 2675 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/19/26</time> 2676 </span> 2677 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2678 2679 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2680 2681 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2682 2683 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2684 2685 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2686 </span> 2687 2688 2689 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 2690 2691 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/19/26</time> 2692 </span> 2693 2694 2695 2696</div> 2697<h1 class="blog-title"> 2698 2699 <a href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" data-no-animation> 2700 2701 Four Failures That Undermine Discipleship: Introduction 2702 </a> 2703</h1> 2704<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2705 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Itâs been a strange start to 2026. I set out to study successful discipleship initiatives, but ended up running across a lot of failed ones. <em>A lot</em>.</p></div> 2706 2707</div> 2708 2709<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2710 2711 2712 </div> 2713 </article> 2714 2715 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2716 2717 <div> 2718 <a href="/blog/how-two-churches-equipped-teens-and-parents-for-mental-health-conversations" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2719 2720<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1060x795" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="How Two Churches Equipped Teens and Parents for Mental Health Conversations" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" width="1060" height="795" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)200vw,100vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2721</a> 2722 2723 </div> 2724 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2725 2726 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2727 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2728 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2729
2730 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2731 2732 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2733 </span> 2734 2735 2736 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2737 2738 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/9/26</time> 2739 </span> 2740 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2741 2742 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2743 2744 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2745 2746 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2747 2748 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2749 </span> 2750 2751 2752 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2753 2754 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/9/26</time> 2755 </span> 2756 2757 2758 2759</div> 2760<h1 class="blog-title"> 2761 2762 <a href="/blog/how-two-churches-equipped-teens-and-parents-for-mental-health-conversations" data-no-animation> 2763 2764 How Two Churches Equipped Teens and Parents for Mental Health Conversations 2765 </a> 2766</h1> 2767<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2768 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>On a cold Sunday night in February, parents and teens walked into the sanctuary of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan ready to learn and engage in a conversation that is becoming increasingly important: how to support teens who are struggling with mental health.</em></p></div> 2769 2770</div> 2771 2772<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/how-two-churches-equipped-teens-and-parents-for-mental-health-conversations" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2773 2774 2775 </div> 2776 </article> 2777 2778 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2779 2780 <div> 2781 <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2782 2783<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1920x1445" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Partnering in Godâs Mission: How Thorn Creek Reformed Church Is Making a Difference" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" width="1920" height="1445" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)199.30795847750863vw,99.65397923875432vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2784</a> 2785 2786 </div> 2787 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2788 2789 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2790 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2791 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2792 2793 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2794 2795 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2796 </span> 2797 2798 2799 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2800 2801 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/14/26</time> 2802 </span> 2803 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2804 2805 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2806 2807 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2808
2809 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2810 2811 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2812 </span> 2813 2814 2815 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2816 2817 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/14/26</time> 2818 </span> 2819 2820 2821 2822</div> 2823<h1 class="blog-title"> 2824 2825 <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" data-no-animation> 2826 2827 Partnering in Godâs Mission: How Thorn Creek Reformed Church Is Making a Difference 2828 </a> 2829</h1> 2830<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2831 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>Four years ago, Thorn Creek Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois found itself at a crossroads. Nestled in a middle-class community outside of Chicago and yetâ¦</em></p></div> 2832 2833</div> 2834 2835<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2836 2837 2838 </div> 2839 </article> 2840 2841 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2842 2843 <div> 2844 <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2845 2846<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image-dimensions="682x391" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Continuing the Story: Iowa Flood Update" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="682" height="391" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)261.6368286445013vw,130.81841432225065vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2847</a> 2848 2849 </div> 2850 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2851 2852 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2853 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2854 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2855 2856 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2857 2858 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2859 </span> 2860 2861 2862 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2863 2864 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/15/25</time> 2865 </span> 2866 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2867 2868 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2869 2870 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2871 2872 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2873 2874 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2875 </span> 2876 2877
2878 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2879 2880 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/15/25</time> 2881 </span> 2882 2883 2884 2885</div> 2886<h1 class="blog-title"> 2887 2888 <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update" data-no-animation> 2889 2890 Continuing the Story: Iowa Flood Update 2891 </a> 2892</h1> 2893<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2894 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>A couple of weeks ago, we shared an email highlighting two churches impacted by the Iowa floods. As a follow-up, weâd like to tell another story of Godâs provision.</em></p></div> 2895 2896</div> 2897 2898<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2899 2900 2901 </div> 2902 </article> 2903 2904 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2905 2906 <div> 2907 <a href="/blog/iowa-flood-update" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2908 2909<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image-dimensions="682x391" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Iowa Flood Update" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="682" height="391" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)261.6368286445013vw,130.81841432225065vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2910</a> 2911 2912 </div> 2913 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2914 2915 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2916 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2917 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2918 2919 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2920 2921 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2922 </span> 2923 2924 2925 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2926 2927 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/4/25</time> 2928 </span> 2929 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2930 2931 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2932 2933 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2934 2935 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2936 2937 <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a> 2938 </span> 2939 2940 2941 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2942 2943 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/4/25</time> 2944 </span> 2945 2946 2947 2948</div> 2949<h1 class="blog-title"> 2950 2951 <a href="/blog/iowa-flood-update" data-no-animation> 2952 2953 Iowa Flood Update 2954 </a> 2955</h1> 2956<div class="blog-excerpt"> 2957 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">n June 2024, devastating floods swept through northwestern Iowa. Just over a year later, the region is still in the process of recovery and rebuilding. Two Alliance churches, <strong>Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley and Hope Church in Spencer</strong>, were directlyâ¦</p></div> 2958 2959</div> 2960 2961<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/iowa-flood-update" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 2962 2963 2964 </div> 2965 </article> 2966 2967 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 2968 2969 <div> 2970 <a href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 2971 2972<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image-dimensions="619x615" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Answering the Call: The New Life Church Residency Program" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="619" height="615" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)150.97560975609758vw,75.48780487804879vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2973</a> 2974 2975 </div> 2976 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 2977 2978 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 2979 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 2980 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 2981
2982 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2983 2984 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 2985 </span> 2986 2987 2988 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 2989 2990 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/25/25</time> 2991 </span> 2992 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 2993 2994 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 2995 2996 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 2997 2998 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 2999 3000 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3001 </span> 3002 3003 3004 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 3005 3006 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/25/25</time> 3007 </span> 3008 3009 3010 3011</div> 3012<h1 class="blog-title"> 3013 3014 <a href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" data-no-animation> 3015 3016 Answering the Call: The New Life Church Residency Program 3017 </a> 3018</h1> 3019<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3020 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Several years ago, the Consistory and leadership of New Life Church in Sioux Center, Iowa, felt called to cast a vision to become a sending church.</p></div> 3021 3022</div> 3023 3024<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3025 3026 3027 </div> 3028 </article> 3029 3030 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3031 3032 <div> 3033 <a href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3034 3035<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Being A Pastor to Those with Mental Health Struggles" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3036</a> 3037 3038 </div> 3039 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3040 3041 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3042 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3043 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3044 3045 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3046 3047 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3048 </span> 3049 3050 3051 <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span> 3052 3053 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/19/25</time> 3054 </span> 3055 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3056 3057 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3058 3059 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3060
3061 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3062 3063 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3064 </span> 3065 3066 3067 <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span> 3068 3069 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/19/25</time> 3070 </span> 3071 3072 3073 3074</div> 3075<h1 class="blog-title"> 3076 3077 <a href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" data-no-animation> 3078 3079 Being A Pastor to Those with Mental Health Struggles 3080 </a> 3081</h1> 3082<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3083 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This weekâs email is the second blog of a two-part series from Pastor Tim Lyzenga of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, reflecting on the importance of soul care for those experiencing mental health challenges.</p></div> 3084 3085</div> 3086 3087<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3088 3089 3090 </div> 3091 </article> 3092 3093 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3094 3095 <div> 3096 <a href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3097 3098<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image-dimensions="1024x430" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Symphonic Nature of Care: Why Pastors Still Matter in Mental Health" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="1024" height="430" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)357.2093023255814vw,178.6046511627907vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3099</a> 3100 3101 </div> 3102 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3103 3104 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3105 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3106 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3107 3108 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3109 3110 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3111 </span> 3112 3113 3114 <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span> 3115 3116 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/12/25</time> 3117 </span> 3118 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3119 3120 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3121 3122 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3123
3124 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3125 3126 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3127 </span> 3128 3129 3130 <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span> 3131 3132 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/12/25</time> 3133 </span> 3134 3135 3136 3137</div> 3138<h1 class="blog-title"> 3139 3140 <a href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" data-no-animation> 3141 3142 The Symphonic Nature of Care: Why Pastors Still Matter in Mental Health 3143 </a> 3144</h1> 3145<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3146 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This weekâs email is part one of a two-part series from Pastor Tim Lyzenga of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, reflecting on the importance of soul care for those experiencing mental health challenges.</p></div> 3147 3148</div> 3149 3150<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3151 3152 3153 </div> 3154 </article> 3155 3156 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3157 3158 <div> 3159 <a href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3160 3161<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" data-image-dimensions="2600x2600" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="A Podcast Worth Listening To: Hodgepodge Theology" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" width="2600" height="2600" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)150vw,75vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3162</a> 3163 3164 </div> 3165 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3166 3167 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3168 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3169 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3170 3171 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3172 3173 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3174 </span> 3175 3176 3177 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 3178 3179 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/5/25</time> 3180 </span> 3181 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3182 3183 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3184 3185 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3186
3187 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3188 3189 <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a> 3190 </span> 3191 3192 3193 <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span> 3194 3195 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/5/25</time> 3196 </span> 3197 3198 3199 3200</div> 3201<h1 class="blog-title"> 3202 3203 <a href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" data-no-animation> 3204 3205 A Podcast Worth Listening To: Hodgepodge Theology 3206 </a> 3207</h1> 3208<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3209 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Weâre excited to start highlighting creative ways our churches are living into their commitment to make disciples, equip leaders, and multiply ministries.</p></div> 3210 3211</div> 3212 3213<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3214 3215 3216 </div> 3217 </article> 3218 3219 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3220 3221 <div> 3222 <a href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3223 3224<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Covenant of the Ordained" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3225</a> 3226 3227 </div> 3228 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3229 3230 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3231 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3232 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3233 3234 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3235 3236 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3237 </span> 3238 3239 3240 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3241 3242 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/14/25</time> 3243 </span> 3244 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3245 3246 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3247 3248 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3249 3250 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3251 3252 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3253 </span> 3254 3255 3256 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3257 3258 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/14/25</time> 3259 </span> 3260 3261 3262 3263</div> 3264<h1 class="blog-title"> 3265 3266 <a href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" data-no-animation> 3267 3268 Covenant of the Ordained 3269 </a> 3270</h1> 3271<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3272 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This dialog about the Covenant of the Ordained captures a conversation between two leaders in Pathways.</p></div> 3273 3274</div> 3275 3276<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3277 3278 3279 </div> 3280 </article> 3281 3282 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3283 3284 <div> 3285 <a href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3286 3287<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Healthy Learning Covenant" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)200vw,100vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3288</a> 3289 3290 </div> 3291 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3292 3293 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3294 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3295 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3296
3297 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3298 3299 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3300 </span> 3301 3302 3303 <span class="blog-author">Thomas Cellilli</span> 3304 3305 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/13/25</time> 3306 </span> 3307 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3308 3309 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3310 3311 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3312 3313 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3314 3315 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3316 </span> 3317 3318 3319 <span class="blog-author">Thomas Cellilli</span> 3320 3321 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/13/25</time> 3322 </span> 3323 3324 3325 3326</div> 3327<h1 class="blog-title"> 3328 3329 <a href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" data-no-animation> 3330 3331 Healthy Learning Covenant 3332 </a> 3333</h1> 3334<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3335 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">As a 17-year old kid who had recently felt Godâs call into ministry, I remember sitting at a Mexican restaurant in Omaha, across the table from my pastor.</p></div> 3336 3337</div> 3338 3339<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3340 3341 3342 </div> 3343 </article> 3344 3345 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3346 3347 <div> 3348 <a href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3349 3350<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Healthy Living Covenant" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3351</a> 3352 3353 </div> 3354 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3355 3356 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3357 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3358 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3359 3360 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3361 3362 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3363 </span> 3364 3365 3366 <span class="blog-author">Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen</span> 3367 3368 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/12/25</time> 3369 </span> 3370 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3371 3372 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3373 3374 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3375
3376 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3377 3378 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3379 </span> 3380 3381 3382 <span class="blog-author">Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen</span> 3383 3384 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/12/25</time> 3385 </span> 3386 3387 3388 3389</div> 3390<h1 class="blog-title"> 3391 3392 <a href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" data-no-animation> 3393 3394 Healthy Living Covenant 3395 </a> 3396</h1> 3397<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3398 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Pastors in the Alliance promise to stay healthy in their living. They make a plan to invest in their relationship with the Lord. They express how they will nurtureâ¦</p></div> 3399 3400</div> 3401 3402<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3403 3404 3405 </div> 3406 </article> 3407 3408 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3409 3410 <div> 3411 <a href="/blog/the-three-covenants" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3412 3413<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1819" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Three Covenants" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" width="2500" height="1819" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)206.15722924683894vw,103.07861462341947vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3414</a> 3415 3416 </div> 3417 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3418 3419 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3420 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3421 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3422 3423 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3424 3425 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3426 </span> 3427 3428 3429 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3430 3431 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/7/25</time> 3432 </span> 3433 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3434 3435 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3436 3437 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3438 3439 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3440 3441 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3442 </span> 3443 3444 3445 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3446 3447 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/7/25</time> 3448 </span> 3449 3450 3451 3452</div> 3453<h1 class="blog-title"> 3454 3455 <a href="/blog/the-three-covenants" data-no-animation> 3456 3457 The Three Covenants 3458 </a> 3459</h1> 3460<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3461 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">When someone gets ordained as a Minister in the Alliance, that pastor signs three covenants: the Healthy Living Covenant, the Healthy Learning Covenant, and the Covenant of the Ordained.</p></div> 3462 3463</div> 3464 3465<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-three-covenants" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3466 3467 3468 </div> 3469 </article> 3470 3471 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3472 3473 <div> 3474 <a href="/blog/number-100" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3475 3476<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Number 100! Meet Ordained Pastor Brandon Schipper" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3477</a> 3478 3479 </div> 3480 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3481 3482 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3483 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3484 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3485
3486 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3487 3488 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3489 </span> 3490 3491 3492 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3493 3494 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">2/26/25</time> 3495 </span> 3496 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3497 3498 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3499 3500 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3501 3502 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3503 3504 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3505 </span> 3506 3507 3508 <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span> 3509 3510 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">2/26/25</time> 3511 </span> 3512 3513 3514 3515</div> 3516<h1 class="blog-title"> 3517 3518 <a href="/blog/number-100" data-no-animation> 3519 3520 Number 100! Meet Ordained Pastor Brandon Schipper 3521 </a> 3522</h1> 3523<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3524 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The Alliance recently celebrated its 100th pastor being ordained through Pathways. Thatâs noteworthy, as the Allianceâs innovative ordination process got launched just a</p></div> 3525 3526</div> 3527 3528<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/number-100" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a> 3529 3530 3531 </div> 3532 </article> 3533 3534 <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item"> 3535 3536 <div> 3537 <a href="/blog/program-vs-values" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image"> 3538 3539<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1877" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Programs vs Values" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg" width="2500" height="1877" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)199.78689397975495vw,99.89344698987748vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1736786142791-6632YBSJCFI6TD0DMP8U/unsplash-image-lW79kLuvl8E.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3540</a> 3541 3542 </div> 3543 <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div> 3544 3545 <div class="blog-basic-grid--text"> 3546 <div class="blog-meta-section"> 3547 <span class="blog-meta-primary"> 3548 3549 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3550 3551 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3552 </span> 3553 3554 3555 <span class="blog-author">Bruce Bugbee, RIGHT4 Ministry</span> 3556 3557 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/13/25</time> 3558 </span> 3559 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span> 3560 3561 <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span> 3562 3563 <span class="blog-meta-secondary"> 3564
3565 <span class="blog-categories-list"> 3566 3567 <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a> 3568 </span> 3569 3570 3571 <span class="blog-author">Bruce Bugbee, RIGHT4 Ministry</span> 3572 3573 <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/13/25</time> 3574 </span> 3575 3576 3577 3578</div> 3579<h1 class="blog-title"> 3580 3581 <a href="/blog/program-vs-values" data-no-animation> 3582 3583 Programs vs Values 3584 </a> 3585</h1> 3586<div class="blog-excerpt"> 3587 <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Are you aware of and using your spiritual gifts like we are commanded to do in 1 Corinthians 12.1? 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